Officials said a house fire that broke out around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday off Catherine Lake Road resulted in no injuries.

Rhodestown, Backswamp, Richlands and Southwest volunteer fire departments responded to the scene at 1527 Catherine Lake Rd. near the intersection of Catherine Lake and U.S. 258, which officials said was knocked down shortly after 7 a.m.

Onslow County EMS and Onslow County Fire Marshal Brian Kelly stood by for assistance.

Kelly said the fire was accidental in nature and that it took crews “less than 30 minutes to extinguish the fire.”

He said a single resident lived in the structure and she was home at the time of the fire, but was uninjured in the incident.

Kelly, who investigated the blaze, said the damage caused by the fire is estimated around $40,000 in property and content. Kelly said that the damages cannot be seen from the outside of the house.

Kelly declined to comment where or how specifically the fire broke out.

The Onslow County Chapter of the American Red Cross provided assistance for the resident Tuesday morning following the fire.

Disaster Action Teams Coordinator Cindy Wheeler said the Red Cross chapter tries to identify a family's immediate needs in a crisis – whether it be food, clothing and/or temporary housing. Wheeler said Tuesday afternoon that they provided the resident with food and clothing. -----

A fire broke out around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday in a house on Catherine Lake Road and U.S. 258, causing about $40,000 in damage.

Rhodestown, Backswamp, Richlands and Southwest Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the scene at 1527 Catherine Lake Road, which officials say is now extinguished.

Onslow County EMS and Onslow County Fire Marshal Brian Kelly stood by for assistance.

Kelly said the fire was accidental in nature and that it took crews “less than 30 minutes to extinguish the fire.”

He said a single resident lived in the structure, and she was home at the time of the fire, but was uninjured in the incident.

Kelly, who is investigating the blaze, said shortly after 9:30 a.m. that he had not yet estimated the damages to the home.